Why I Chose My Major--Information Technology Kennesaw State

If I were to go into the subject of why I selected my major we would need to go back all the way to when I started my Associates program in August of 2013. I was a licensed Cosmetologist having trouble getting a job in a market that is flooded with other Cosmetologists (we have at least 8 programs in the area that teach this program) and it’s very competitive. In addition, I had some health problems that were already making it hard for me to work in that environment for long.

I had done some fiddling around with computers before and a bit of coding here and there and figured it would be something good to go into because I could also do freelance without the State Board breathing down my neck. There are also many options to do in Information Technology. You can do Hardware, Software or App Development, Security or Web Development. So, I chose Computer Programming and I graduated from Augusta Technical College with honors. To me it seemed like a no-brainer to go get my bachelors program. I chose Kennesaw State because at the time Southern Polytechnic University had a poster up at my school about a completely online program for Information Technology which said your technical classes from your Associates of Applied Science would come through as a block. This meant you could do this from home AND finish earlier! I thought if I could work in some way here in Augusta, I could easily get my bachelor degree which was a very important personal goal. I did apply to other colleges for other similar programs but I also applied to KSU.  I was accepted and began this fall.

Right now I’m taking an Advanced Application Development class and two core requirement classes. I’m hoping I can get more of my upper level major classes next semester. There are different classes like App Development, Hardware, and Web Development classes that the catalog offers (and that I have to take). It also offers things like IT and Law and or Ethical Hacking as a line of defense.  I must admit however I have not had an easy time with some of the administration here so I may be at a different school next semester. I hope things can get straightened out because I really would rather not transfer.

I’m not sure I’m going to do graduate school. It would be nice but I’m just not sure it’s needed to do freelance work in IT. I can make apps and do web development. On the other hand it would mean I could gain more money from having this degree. I really haven’t decided yet. This is why I chose to go into Information Technology. 

An Average Day of researching.....

When it comes to thinking about researching I kind of chuckle when I think of mine. My researching can come in many forms. You see, I do social media for a local nonprofit in my area. That’s my paid part time position. I also am the social media coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist Church I go to and that is a volunteer position. At the very least I spend an hour finding content. I try to find pictures, video, quotes, or stories of interest. In addition to doing the social media content I need to actually stay on top of trends IN social media so I try to find free eBooks or things that I can try to use to help me.

Besides being in social media I’m also a web developer. So any content that isn’t given directly to me from the client (in this case the same nonprofit and church) I come up with myself. This includes looking up design ideas for slides for one of the sites.

When I’m not looking up things for work than I sometimes have to search for things for school. This usually involves Math because Math and I are simply not friends. If I’m not looking anything for school then I get to look up things that interest me which could be anything to be honest. Sometimes I look up lyrics to songs I’m listening to. If I’m interested in a movie or a new restaurant to go eat I might read reviews online and research that. Then there are the times that someone will tell me about something—usually about history and neat facts and then I will sit on Wikipedia forever researching about whatever was told to me and its related components.

So in short, these are my research habits.